Eve Ensler Quotes
The only point of having power it seems to me is to empower others. The only point of leadership is to inspire.
Quotes to Explore
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All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.
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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
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We have to tell people who need help that it's OK to ask for it.
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Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft.
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I've been on sets my whole life.
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I think there are so many phenomenal runners. I grew up watching Cathy Freeman, Kelly Holmes, and Michael Johnson, so I'd say they are my favourites.
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The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.
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The self is just our operation center, our consciousness, our moral compass. So, if we want to act more effectively in the world, we have to get to know ourselves better.
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I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
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I always follow the same idea: Start small and disrupt to create something big.
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Entrepreneurship is really hard and painful - I'm not sure I'd recommend it for anyone who can't handle the extreme stress.
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I think the veil is a way of taking power away from women.
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Standing up to Ahmadinejad is not a partisan issue and should never be one.
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I don't listen to the news. I don't read the newspaper unless it's eccentric information - and the obituaries, of course.
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Losing my daughter was a very serious pain. There was always some empty space in my heart.
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'Fiji can make a similar report on the US on all those issues. Our report would be far worse than the US state department's report on Fiji.' (2 March 2005, reacting to a US State Department report critical on the state of race relations in Fiji).
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Cause when you're fifteenAnd somebody tells you they love you,you're gonna believe them.And when you're fifteen,Feeling like there's nothing to figure out,Well count to ten, take it in.This is life before you knowWho you're gonna be,You're fifteen.
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People who are prone to anxiety are nearly always people-pleasers who fear conflict and negative feelings like anger. When you feel upset, you sweep your problems under the rug because you don't want to upset anyone. You do this so quickly and automatically that you're not even aware you're doing it.
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I wasn't necessarily the brightest in my family. I think my older sister was probably more clever, but I worked very hard.
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I now have two kids of my own in college, so I know how important it is that we keep the dream alive for every family and I share the concern about rising tuition costs.
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Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal.
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In our course we teach that "no thought lives in your head rent-free." Each thought you have will either be an investment or a cost. It will either move you toward happiness and success or away from it. It will either empower you or disempower you. That's why it is imperative you choose your thoughts and beliefs wisely.
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The only point of having power it seems to me is to empower others. The only point of leadership is to inspire.
